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THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

DETAILS OF THE NEW PREMISES OPENED YESTERDAY AT HANOI.

COOLNESS AND CONVENIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931.

DEATH OF DR. JOHN

ANDERSON.

FORMER PROFESSOR AT H.K. UNIVERSITY.

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We regret to announce the death in Shanghai of Dr. John Anderson,

t news of which was courteously forwarded to us by the Vice-Chan celtor of Hong Kong University, to whom we are also indebted for the following biographical notics,

Dr. John Anderson had a bril- liant career as a student at Glas-

HAN01, March 30, There is a huge dame forming a Today, the magnificent new pre-covered entrance for the approach. After he qualified he did mises of the Banque de l'Indo-by the main doors. Chino, Hanoi, will be officially Forged Steel and Blue Glass, opened by M. Renee. Robin, the The inain entrance doors, three in Resident Superior of Tonkin, and number were locally made and are

several resident appointments - cluding a year's training at the with Dr. Browslos. After that he Special Fever Hospital in Glasgow

PRETTY CHINESE WEDDING:

TWO PROMINENT LOCAL

·FAMILIES. UNITED.

MR. 5. W LIANG AND MISS

MARY HO.

a creation of Reno,

S.S. FRANCONIA IN HONG KONG.

200 TOURISTS. ON BOARD.

The tourist liner, Franconin ar rived in harbour yesterday morn ing on ber eighth voyage round the world and berthed alongside Kow loon Wharf. The liner is due-to sail on Thursday for Keelung.

There were 300 tourists on board

and parties from the ship came ashore, some of them going round the inland for sight, sing while others "did" the shops in the city.

The Franconia is und

the com- mand of Capt. R. Irving,

A wedding of much intercal to the Chinese community took place it the Registry yesterday, when Miss Mary Ho, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kwong, was married to Mr. Sai Wa Liong. B.4., (Oxon.), youngest son of the late Sir Chengtung Liang Chen,..., R.N.R., the cruise director being Mr. R. H, Skinner who has KC.M.G., K.C.V.O..

bbon with the Franconia in hor The bride was given away by her father and looked very charming previous trips around the World. attired in

She left New York on January direct from Paris, made of Salome whole voyage thus taking 138 days. 10 and is due back on May 28, the velvet with dewdrops of the same ion skirt, with a train deploying ples. Alexandria, Suci, Bombay, material covering a full tulle illu. She comes from Now York via Madeira, Gibraltar, Monaco, Na-

Halaces, Singappre, Telok Padang, San Jacques, Kodat, Zamboanga Samang, Batavia, Paknam, Capo and Mantia. Her other ports of all after leaving Hong Kong are Chinwangtao, Chemulpo, Nagasaki, Koeling, Woosung, Shanghai,

Cristobal, Havana and New York. lulu, Hilo, San Pedro, Balboa,

Acting Governor-General of lado. of forged steel framework carrying was in general practica for some from the waist and finishing like Colombo, Madras, Belawan Dolj,

China.

Costing a million peastres and taking nearly four years to com- plete, this huge building is one of the largest of its kind in the Far East.

It has been built to meet tropical

thick panes of blue stained glass with polished brass handles. Thor present a plenannt contrast to the grry-red walls.

Entering through the main doors

time, doing also radiological work. When the great war broke out he joined the RA.M.C. and saw ser- Vien bath in Gallipoli and ja Palestine. It as during the war

1.

n largo fan.

one passes into a large vestibule that he got his direct bent to tropi. Madame Chiffon and carried bou Miyajima, Kohe, Yokohama, Hono.

set off by two sets (four in nu mission to British Guiana, and sub- cal medicine. He went on a special ber) of 40 feet, red marble columns- sequently hold 's gost on the clinical

She carried a bouquet of arum lilies qud was attended by the Missen Stolla Ho, Helen Ho, Priscilla Ho and Larna Mok who wore exact duplicates of the bride's gown, in smaller design,, made by

Winnie Ho, Elaine Ho, Pamela Ho quets of white carnations.

The flower girls wore the Misses and Bebe Ho, who wore little cloud and carried baskets of white and ever will be unseasonable Larkspur. Master Eric Ho and little Miss Maime Ho were the pages, and their costumes were of white satin, with caper.

Mr. George Lou, Mr. II. C. Ho were the

eonditions at the same time retail-hewn from local quarries. These side of the London Tropical Schcol dresses of white tulle and silver philosoplier, 'tie

ing the most up-to-date designs and equipment for modern banks. The keynote has been the maximum of ventilation and light. This the architects have achieved in a very

were hand-polished.

the

marble

Pakaing between columns one enters the “bureaux”

section of the Bank. The actual

space reserved for the employees in

of Medicine, being attached to the Department of Helminthology.

Dr. Anderson came to Hong Kong in 1923 us Professor of Medi-

38 "beat man."

In fact Burton was so sure that bachelors have so much the best of life, that be main- tained that they ought in gratitude to build and endow colleges for old maida to live together "in. That Mary Ho Kwong should have cap-

have, imbibed, while an impression- able student, the wisdom of Robert.

to her attractions and charms.

Bridegroom's' Record.

successful manner by making 1,280 square metres or about 11.500 vine, and Tropical Medicine in the and Mr. H. W Ho special roof carrying twenty square feet. This area is in the University. He resigned his post in Broomsmen, with Mr. Tso Tsan-on tured an. Oxford man who must Mun's rays to be reflected into the contre of the building and red to a similar Chair in the Henry Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden in Burton, is a tremendous testimony

cupolas of glass. These allow the

bank without any heat or glare. This is, perhaps, the finest feature of the bank, which, it is claimed, is the most airy building in the East. So successful hna this method

rounded by a teakwood counter carrying a laid-in surface of imita tion rose coloured marble. Cash ** Bellors " European and native customers

August, 1928 having been appoint- Lestor Medical Research Instituto in Shanghai.

Dr. Anderson was 51 years of age

A reception was held at the

the afternoon and was attended by n larger number of relatives and friends of the bappy couple.

The honeywoon will be spent in

ensemble was a red lace crepe-de- chine dress, and coat, with shoes to match:

The bridgegroom's father, as you af know, was the late Sir Chong

are supplied for both and unmarried. He died in Shang- Peiping. The bride's going-away Tung Liang Chen, K.C.M.G., who

haj on March 28, 1831; the funeral

proven that it has not been found while the most up-toчlate banking will take place in Shanghai on

necessary, to "pepper" the build ing with many overhead fans,

In addition to the light supplied by the roof,, the two sides and rear wall of the building carry hug windows of stained blue glass which allow a maximum of light but kill the glare.

facilities and calculating machines have been ordered. The whole floor surface of the bank is dong' in fancy tile work.

On the right hand side of the vestibule are the offices of the Chiof Manager and sub-manager, with an antechamber for their respective secretaries and private

Wednesday next at 3 p.

A Memorial Meeting.

A memorial meeting will be held in the Great Hall of the University on Wednesday, April 1, 1031, at 5.30 p.m.

All members of the University and all the late Dr. Anderson's friends are cordially invited.

Members of the University staff are kindly requested to wear ne ndemic dress.

.SIR W, HORNELL'S FELICITATIONS.

was at one time Chinese Minister at Washington and at another time Chinese Minister at Berlin. And a good deal of the bridegroom's boyhood was spent with his father at these two vital centres of mo- Sir William Hornal, in pro-dern life. At St. Stephen's Col- Posing the health of the bride and lege, Hong Kong, Mr. S. W. Liang snid bridegroom at the reception, was a Prefect, also, Captain of the school's football and athletica. I have been naked to propose the Pausing to University College, Ox- health of the bride and bridegroom, ford, he was fortunate enough to It has always struck me as queer find there as the Master of the that spinatora and bachelors are in College, my old friend and collea such demand in connexion with gue, Sir Michael Sadler. I know gives the bride away; the hache, him, but as I have spared the marriage corémonïès. The father what Sir Michael Sadler thinks of

lors do the rest. When ono ju elept bride's blushes, I must also apare ed to a club, one is welcomed by his. He ropresented his College the members of the Club. But whan at tennis, football and athletics. ne gets married, instead of Д He did not take a first class; pos voteran in the noble army of sibly, and perhaps wisely, he do Bectionally Baili.

martyrs, I mean married-welcom- | cided that life at Oxford was too The building is in eight separate ing the recruits, it is generally rare a gift to be spent wholly in

left to an outsider, a parts or sections. A small gap of sosial and domestic matters, the

man (in poring over booka.

I do not know whether Mr. about two inches can be seen in victim is always a man) who knows Liang proposes to devote his life places on the roof" showing the distant though not always a dis- education. If he does, that will nothing of women, except As a to the unremunerative field of building wall. This allows for ex-interested spectator. Well, specta-be the gain of the children of pansion of the building under ex- treme heat. Incidentally, the roof, which clearly shows the various sections, in higher in syne places than in others.

The Large Vault.

The vaults are in the basement The New Bangus de l'Indo-Chine Premiass, Hanol.

of the building and on a level with the ground. The large yault which contains five separate apartments, Situated amidst beautiful sur stenographers. Double teakwood inter-connected by doors, has a roundings and in the heart of the doors with sound proof material as total area of 39 x 20 metres, equal eity this new bank makes a worthy sure complete silence from the busy to 7,000 square lect. All five sec: addition to the many fine buildings and noisy, transactions of the bank. blowers which dra ir from

tions are ventilated by electric On the left hand side of the vasti- chimney on the roof. The five sec The writer was conducted over the bule are two large rooms for uestions of the vault are to be used building just prior to completion as a Board-room and a waiting and full details of construction were room, respectively supplied.

of Hanoit

Your Flats Above,

Area 30,000 Square Feet, So well has the design been An idea of the size of the bank planned that it has been found building may be gathered from the possible to includo four flats, as following figures:-The frontage residences for sub-officers of the covers 60.30 metres and the width bank, on the space above the is 44.26 metres. This gives a total vestibule and there are other rooms surface area of roughly 3,000 square on the upper floor. This ensures metres or about 30,000 square feat. the continuous presence of a sub The figure does not include com- officer of the bank in case of emer- pound and warden which surrounds genoy.

A private stairway, is provided the Bank. The average height is

for the fats and there are two about 18 metres, but the entrance over stairways for these care ranches 23.00 mpietres.

vants. The flats, contain four large

The foundation consists of a solid concrete bed 30 centimetres, or alput 19 inches thick. It was) not found necessary to employ pilea for the foundation.

‚rooms and are well furnished.

tors are said to see most of the game. Perhaps I am regarded as all staff officers, keeps out of the an elderly staff officer, who, like

rough and tumble.

I have known the bride by sight for many years. But being of an exceedingly timid nature whore the years I did not dare to approach other_sex is concerned. for many

her.

,

A Lucky Man

Hor family have been connected Her grandfather, the late Mr. Ho with the University since its start. Fook, was one of the original bene. factors: her father is a member of the Court, and one of her brothers has only just left the University. When her father asked me to per form the task with which I am now struggling, I ventured to ap- proach Mary, Well I will spare her blushes, but I will tell the bridegroom that in my opinion he is a very lucky man.

as follows:-A receiving or verily ing room for all monies, etc., be- foro passing them into the other vaults; a safe deposit vault; a cash vault; a bank-note vault, and a shares and title deeds' vault. Two stairways in the shares and cash

The bride I also congratulate, departments give access to the re- spective vanita. Incidentally, a not only because the bridegroom passage-way encircles the vaults as is universally acclaimed to be a protection against fira, forming, charming young fellow, but also actually, a double wall. Central because he is an Oxford man. Now water heating is provided in the Oxford men are generally, I think, basement. Another interesting rather likeable persons, who, econ feature in the basement is the ro- though some of thom are still fectory, complete with kitchen, for afflicted by the Oxford manner, native employees who may be re- have almost entirely abandoned the quired to work overtime. Twa use of Oxford trousers. But. I no spacious garages are provided in the basement for the native em- ployees bieyales, the bicycle being the popular form of transport for the natives of Hanoi.

The Bank's Privilege.

not thinking of the general like ableness of Oxford men. Oh no! what I am thinking of at the ma ment in that Oxford men are by tradition and nature celibates.

"Perils of Matrimony.**

Hong Kong that are and are to come. But it may be that he will follow in the footsteps of his dipfo. matic' father and in that case, I shall hope some day to 300 Mr. and Mrs, &, Y. Liang revealing in the Changolleries of Europe or America that charm which hovo endeared them to so many bore.

On behalf of all who are here this afternoon and of all your friends, well-wishers and admirers, everywhere, I wish you every hap piness. Some one, Robert Louis

Stevenson I believe, said that the

romance of mutual attraction does not end at the altars that on the contrary it begins thore,

I believe this to be supremely true and I hope that your mutual experience will prove me right.

The Groom's Beply. In a short speech, the bridegroom thanked all present for their very good vinhos, particularly Sir Wil Ham for the very nice things ho said. Continuing, he said that after listening to Sir William, he was sure Oxford men were all good fellows and he was aure Sir Wil liam was a good example of Or ford's best. On an occasion like this, one could not express oneself properly so he would concludo by thanking them all again."

Amongst the hundreds of guesta present were:-the Hon. Sir Shou- son and Lady Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall and Mrs. Kote- wall, the Hon, Dr. S. W. To and Mrs. Tao, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kom-tong, Mr. and Mra. M. K Lo. Mr. Tang Sui-kin. Prof. I. W Gerrard, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hepping Out the Sun,

In the 18th and 16th centuries Bush, the Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, To mark the opening of the new there was n student of Christ Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lo, Mr. Actually a double roof is built

bank premises renewed privileges Church-in those happy days a Horace Lo. Mr. Montagris, Mr. over the Bank which makes for have been granted by the Home could spend all his life as a stud and Mrs. J. F. Grose, Miss Phyllis The facade is of gray-red ecolour, coolness in the hot season. Forced Government to the Banque de ent and be onid for doing it all Anderson, Mr. D. N. Anderson,

I'Indo-Chine to issue bank-notes for obtained by using a mixture of ventilation is provided for the Indo-Ching and the French Pacific famous book called "The Anatomy Prof. Forster, Mr. G. P. de ed Robert Burton who wrote a Mr. H. F. Hung, Mr. H. K. Hung, broken red marble and cement. It space between the two roofs. Thy Colonies for a further period of of Melancholy" Now the inter- Martin, Mr. 8. M. Churn, Mr. is noteworthy that the material used topmost roof presents a weird sight 25 years. This places the Banquetion of this book was to explain and Mrs. Rumjahn; Mr. and Mrs. nas all been of local production.

with its many mushroom shaped Banking institution of Indo-China. distress and irrational behaviour, fittins, Mrs. Robert Ho-tung, inr, de l'Indo-Chine as the foremost the causes of extravagant mental A. H. Rumiahn, Mr. and Mrs. W. cupolas or domes; bringing to mini The design of the bank follows Edgar Rice Burroughs stories of The Banque de l'Indo-China was and to suggest remedies for them. Mr. and Mrs. Tse Yan, Miss Lucy the Western manner but many of Mars "

**‡ faúnded in 1887, a bragch office was and his incubators."

Ong reation of the book, and it is Tac, Mr. and Mrs. J.-M. Wong, established in Hanoi,

one to which randers most readily Mr.G. R. Patta Mr. Lang Shi-yoo, the interior &ttings and decoration The sun's rays shine into the glass

Mesars. Credit Foncier d'Indo- turn, "klenia with love-melancholy. Miss Enid Lo, Misa Gertie Lo, Mr. work are in Annamite style, In: top, are reflected against a series

Now Burton admitted that the best and Mrk. 8. Jez, Mr. and Mre sinnces of this are to be seen in the of mirrors and then into the in-Chine are the firm of architects ro- iwo twelve-feet high lanterns at the terior of the Bank. The reflecting sponsible for the design of the cure for love melancholy was. ma-A. Harriman, Mr. Kwok Bui- These take the mirrora are so placed at angles Bank, while the Aviat Construction trimony, but he regarded the perils Inu, M, E. Himsworth, Mr. James main entrance. form of temple incense burners which render it impossible for the Company, were given, without ten of matrimony as so many and vari. Kotewall, Mr. and Mrs. Choa ous, that "it wore butter,” he con Po cien, Miss Gertie Chida, r. and are elentrically illuminated at sun's rays to make the place hot,ders, the work of construction. night. Further examples are also The side view of these cupolas A branch office is also being built cluded, "for a wiss man when the Robert Chos, Mr. Leo Choa, Mr. to be econ in the plaster work over hears a resemblance to the top of at Ford Bayard for the Banque de question of marriage presented. Zimmern, Mr. H. M. Key, Mr. itials to him, to reply with the and Mrs. Pestonji, Miss Postonji, the tail verandahs in front of the lighthouse. Sher Aligt at

l'Indo-China.

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